WorksheetsESLBrains - Hyperpolyglots
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 21mins
How many languages can you speak (at any level)? Which languages are they?
What does "polyglot" mean? What language does the word originate from?
Sanskrit: poly - to learn, glottis - languages
Latin: poly - much - glottis - knowledge
Greek: poly - many, glottis - tongues/languages
Egyptian: poly - few, glottis - gods
Fill in the correct amount.
Tim is able to speak around (a) languages!
Somebody who can speak 15 languages would be labeled as a _____polyglot
mega
super
ultra
hyper
Which are effective hands-on language learning methods?
Watching T.V. in the target language & noting down unfamiliar words
Focusing only on grammar.
Chatting with native speakers.
Interactive Quizizz like this!
Memorizing entire dictionaries.
What is 1 benefit of learning a new language?
Which is an accurate depiction of a stereotypical nerd?
A phrasal verb is made up of a main verb + a particle. What can a particle be? (Choose all that apply)
adverb
article
noun
preposition
Fill in the phrasal verb
If you want to find more information on a topic, you should ____ __ __ on the internet!
(a)
Do you know your own phone number by heart?
Yes!
No.
I don't understand the question. :(
What was the lingua franca of the Soviet Union (USSR)?
(a)
Only a passionate person will be able to completely __________ a foreign language!
memorize
note down
expose
master
turn up
Which of the following can be considered synonyms?
to open up to something
to brush up on something
to go on and on about something
to revise something
to turn up somewhere
Although Riley has been exposed to French for many years, she still feels that there is a (a) barrier between her and the local native speakers.
Which of these are commonly used collocations? (Choose all that apply.)
body language
cheese progress
squid words
learning process
"Eventually the language started to rub off on me, and I was able to __?__ words very quickly"
(Choose 2 options that fit.)
put off
pick up
drift off
hand in
absorb
What is a good way to measure your progress when learning a foreign language?
